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ABS housing finance figures for November 2011 reveal a new home building sector that remains soft amidst signs of recovery in the established market, said the Housing Industry Association.
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The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) statements this week about sham contracting being endemic in the building and construction industry ring hollow and are false, according to Master Builders Australia.
The value of building permit activity in Victoria for the month of November 2011 was $2.2 billion, the highest November on record and an 8 per cent increase on the same month last year
Australian bathroomware brand Fowler has launched a new website to showcase their product selection.
Commercial and residential solar energy provider, Premier Solar group of companies, has become one of Australia’s largest installers of solar PV systems following the recent acquisition of Solar Shop Australia and assets from appointed receivers, Ferrier Hodgson.
Heritage Christian School in Port Macquarie recently added a new library to its campus and successfully avoided noise reverberation issues by installing CSR Gyprock Soundchek plasterboard and Ecophon Ceiling.
NSW residential home builder, Alkira Homes have applied alternative construction techniques in eight display homes to cut construction times and limit the amount of trades required on-site.
Another rise in housing finance in November reflects a pick up in loans for the purchase of established dwellings and masks ongoing weakness in loans for construction of new dwellings, according to Master Builders Australia.
TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute (SWSi) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Master Builders Association of NSW to deliver courses to meet the changing needs of the civil infrastructure industry in Australia.
The HIA Economics Group has released the HIA - JELD-WEN Kitchens and Bathrooms Report 2011/12.
The new headquarters for the Federal Government's Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has become the highest NABERS Energy Base Building rated development in the ACT.
Alternative Technology Association (ATA) has condemned the Victorian Government’s decision to continue excluding ceiling insulation from its VEET energy subsidy scheme.
